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Education Officials, Lawmakers Face Pushback at ‘Parental Rights’ Community Discussion

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Flathead Beacon (Montana)

Republican lawmakers and officials from the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) on Wednesday night faced pushback from parents, educators and transgender Montanans during a presentation on two 'parental rights' bills passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature.  During the fourth installment in a series of virtual 'community discussions,' OPI Chief Legal Counsel Rob Stutz, alongside OPI […]

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Ohio schools ban no books in past year; Florida bans over 1,400, study shows

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Cleveland.com (Ohio)

Schools in Florida lead the nation in book bans, with Texas in second place.

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Hixson’s Joe Smith elected chair of Hamilton County school board

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

The Hamilton County Board of Education elected Joe Smith, R-Hixson, as its new chair Thursday.

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Anchorage School Board hears calls to require schools to notify parents when students request a pronoun change

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

The school district says its current guidelines on working with LGBTQ students are in line with federal regulations.

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Florida leads states for book bans as some parents seek more review of students’ reading materials

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

A new report from a nonprofit group said Florida is leading the country in the number of books pulled from library and classroom shelves.

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Book bans surge across the US with Florida as the blueprint

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The number of books banned in school districts across the U.S reached a peak this year, a new report says, with Florida leading the way in more ways than one. The state topped the country in the number of books banned alone, representing 40% of the country's total cases with over 1,400 books removed from libraries in the 2022-23 school year, according to a report issued by PEN America.

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Florida leads the U.S. by far in school book bans, new report says

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Florida leads the nation in school book bans, new report says, responsible for more than 40% of those recorded in the 2022-23 school year.

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You can speak at Miami-Dade commission meetings. Just don’t criticize a commissioner

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

There's a rule enforced by city councils, county commissions and school boards across the country: Speak at our meetings, but don't use our names.

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Illustrated version of Anne Frank’s diary gets teacher fired over sexual content

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

School districts in Florida and Texas have been slammed for pulling 'Anne Frank's Diary,' but it turns out there's more than one version of the Jewish girl's famed journal of her life under Nazi occupation — and not all of them are G-rated.

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School book bans have increased 33% since last year, but hope is not lost

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Despite growing lawsuits and protests against book restrictions, bans continue to spread rapidly, according to a new report. But students are providing a glimmer of hope.

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School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America …

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via GPB Media (Georgia)

The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

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School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Kunr (Nevada)

The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

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Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via The New York Times (Montana)

Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as…

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Effort to ban books with graphic public readings spreads in Florida

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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GOP candidates bash Biden in first forum for Trone’s congressional seat

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Maryland Matters (Maryland)

In many cases, it was difficult for the six candidates to distinguish themselves, though they offered different life stories and rhetorical flourishes.

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CT to hold hearing on school district’s ‘reluctance’ to address student mental health

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via The Courant (Connecticut)

The CT Department of Education recommended that an official hearing in its case with the Killingly School District move forward next month.

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Florida now leads the country in book bans, new PEN report says. How did that happen?

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Vague legislation and advocacy groups drive book bans

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The trans bill that wasn’t

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

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Moms for Liberty read ‘porn’ hoping to ban books in Florida

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The chair of the Moms for Liberty Broward chapter was one of several speakers who read explicit passages at a Broward School Board meeting Tuesday.

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